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which is better for games, xp pro or vista ultimate 32, performance wise.
Which os ?
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XP Pro will get you higher framerates. Vista will let you use DX10 effects. They choice is up to you; performance or eye candy?
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Hey Dicehunter, if you are looking at buying a new Operating System, then there is absolutely no reason not to go with Windows Vista. Sure when Windows Vista was first released their where a few problems with compatibility, however, this has now changed and the support for Windows Vista is now excellent. The majority of the manufacturers out their have now released 64-bit drivers for their hardware and as regards to software, once again, the majority of software now work perfectly fine under Windows Vista. Their have also been a few problems within Windows Vista but the majority of these are now fixed thanks to the Performance and Reliability packs that Microsoft have been releasing along with other updates. Now there are still a few problems around for example, slow transfer rates across networks, from one folder to another but this seems to be only affecting a few people and not the whole user base that is using Windows Vista. Though I believe this is set to be fully fixed in Service Pack 1 (Fiji) which is due out in the first quarter of next year.
You have mentioned Windows Vista Ultimate, in my opinion, that particular version of Windows Vista is not worth the extra £50 over the Home Premium version. Here is a great graph that compares all of the editions of Windows Vista with one another which may help and save you some money if you do go ahead and buy Windows Vista.
Now you also specifically mentioned the 32-bit edition of Windows Vista. If you have a processor that is capable of handling 64-bit instructions then there is no reason to go for the 32-bit edition. You won't see a massive performance increase going from a 32-bit to a 64-bit operating system as of yet since many programs have been written for 32-bit architectures. However this will be changing in the future because with 64bit being more recognized, more and more programs will be written under 64-bit architectures. When programs are released that are written specifically for 64-bit, you will then start to see a performance increase from 32-bit programs.
A lot of people think that the only advantage of a 64-bit Operating System is so that can utilize more than 4GB of memory, this is not the case.
Now as far as gaming performance goes, in my opinion, it is now exactly the same as Windows XP, I notice no slowdowns what so ever. Now I understand that some people are still having a few problems but I believe these are very far and few between these days and I feel that some people tend to over exaggerate things a tad.
Though please take into account this is under DirectX 9. Regarding DirectX 10 performance, going on most of the responses from others, it currently isn't up to scratch and is actually better to run it under DirectX 9 in some games. Now in my opinion this has nothing to do with Vista and DirectX 10 itself. DirectX 10 is implemented just fine and it is the hardware that needs to catch up a bit. I think their is a lot more to DirectX 10 then a few people think. If someone disagrees with me on this, please post and state your reason. I would be very interested in hearing other people’s views regarding this.
If you do happen to buy Windows Vista and run a game such as Crysis under DirectX 10, you may not be particularly happy with the playability of it. If this happens, you can always run the game in a DirectX 9 mode.
Have a read through this website, interesting and well worth reading.
You have mentioned Windows Vista Ultimate, in my opinion, that particular version of Windows Vista is not worth the extra £50 over the Home Premium version. Here is a great graph that compares all of the editions of Windows Vista with one another which may help and save you some money if you do go ahead and buy Windows Vista.
Now you also specifically mentioned the 32-bit edition of Windows Vista. If you have a processor that is capable of handling 64-bit instructions then there is no reason to go for the 32-bit edition. You won't see a massive performance increase going from a 32-bit to a 64-bit operating system as of yet since many programs have been written for 32-bit architectures. However this will be changing in the future because with 64bit being more recognized, more and more programs will be written under 64-bit architectures. When programs are released that are written specifically for 64-bit, you will then start to see a performance increase from 32-bit programs.
A lot of people think that the only advantage of a 64-bit Operating System is so that can utilize more than 4GB of memory, this is not the case.
Now as far as gaming performance goes, in my opinion, it is now exactly the same as Windows XP, I notice no slowdowns what so ever. Now I understand that some people are still having a few problems but I believe these are very far and few between these days and I feel that some people tend to over exaggerate things a tad.
Though please take into account this is under DirectX 9. Regarding DirectX 10 performance, going on most of the responses from others, it currently isn't up to scratch and is actually better to run it under DirectX 9 in some games. Now in my opinion this has nothing to do with Vista and DirectX 10 itself. DirectX 10 is implemented just fine and it is the hardware that needs to catch up a bit. I think their is a lot more to DirectX 10 then a few people think. If someone disagrees with me on this, please post and state your reason. I would be very interested in hearing other people’s views regarding this.
If you do happen to buy Windows Vista and run a game such as Crysis under DirectX 10, you may not be particularly happy with the playability of it. If this happens, you can always run the game in a DirectX 9 mode.
Have a read through this website, interesting and well worth reading.
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Wow well i think i will be getting vista 64 then, but i have one question about addressing memory, who in the world has 128 gigs of ram ?
Vista 64 imo.
Your gonna have to move to Vista evantually wether you want to or not. And the same applys to 64bit.
So why not take the step now?
Despite common opinion around the net, theres nothing wrong with Vista at all, not even Vista64.
I run Vista32 on my laptop, runs everything fine. I run Vista64 on my home PC, again, runs everything fine.
The only problems ive had with Vista64 is that there are no drivers for my webcam about, and it doesnt recognise my card reader.
Apart from that, i'd recommend it to everyone.
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Your gonna have to move to Vista evantually wether you want to or not. And the same applys to 64bit.
So why not take the step now?
Despite common opinion around the net, theres nothing wrong with Vista at all, not even Vista64.
I run Vista32 on my laptop, runs everything fine. I run Vista64 on my home PC, again, runs everything fine.
The only problems ive had with Vista64 is that there are no drivers for my webcam about, and it doesnt recognise my card reader.
Apart from that, i'd recommend it to everyone.
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